WP MEDIA FOLDER SUPPORT

WP media Folder is a WordPress plugin that enhance the WordPress media manager by adding a folder
manager inside. For more commercial information please visit: www.joomunited.com

Main advantages:

Multi-level folders
Move media with drag'n drop
Multiple media selection and move
Create galleries from folder
4 gallery themes
NextGEN gallery importer
Import post categories as folder
Breadcrumb and folder tree navigation
Bulk upload in a particular folder
Nothing lost on uninstall
WooCommerce support
INDEX

I. WP MEDIA FOLDER INSTALL ............................................................................................................................ 3

1.1 Install .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Update ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
II. WP MEDIA FOLDER COMMON USE .................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 Manage folders from post/page....................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Manage media ................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 Remove and edit folders ................................................................................................................................. 9
2.4 Media view ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
The media and folder can also be managed from the media manager .................................................................. 9
III. Manage galleries ............................................................................................................................................. 11
3.1 Create a gallery ............................................................................................................................................ 11
3.2 Gallery themes .............................................................................................................................................. 13
3.3 Galleries options ........................................................................................................................................... 15
3.4 Image option ................................................................................................................................................. 16
3.5 NextGEN gallery importer ............................................................................................................................. 17
IV. GLOBAL SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................ 18
I. WP MEDIA FOLDER INSTALL

1.1 Install

In order to install our plugin you should use standard WordPress installer or unzip and put all the folder in /wp-
content/plugin.

Then click on activate plugin, to see WP Media Folder menu appear on the WordPress left menu.

Don’t search WP Media Folder on the left WordPress menu! WP Media Folder is accessible through an
editor button only. You will manage everything from there.
1.2 Update the plugin
In order to update the WP Media Folder, you can use the WordPress default updater. You can also remove and install
the new version from a .zip file downloaded on www.joomunited.com. In any case you won’t lose any content
because everything is database stored.

Be sure to always have the latest version to avoid security and stability problem.

To update the paid version, you need to login to your JoomUnited account from the WordPress settings:
Settings > General

Then use your JoomUnited account login and password. After a successful login the button turns to blue with a text
“Disconnect my JoomUnited account”

Then finally, you can update all the JoomUnited commercial plugins from the WordPress standard updated.
II. WP MEDIA FOLDER COMMON USE

The main idea of WP Media Folder is to classified media directly from the media manager. WP Media Folder
works on the native media manager, both public and admin side. For example you can use it in posts and
pages.

2.1 Manage folders from post/page

When WP Media Folder just click on the media folder.

Click on it to open the main media view with the folder management.
There’s a button to create a folder and folder are listed below. When you click on “Create folder” you have to type a
name and validate the creation.

If you want to create a subfolder you just need to enter in a folder and repeat the operation. You can then use the
breadcrumb or folder tree not to lose yourself in folder levels 
2.2 Manage media

In order to create move media in folder, click on the media and drag it into the folder you want.

You also have the possiblity to drag multiple images in folders. First select media.
Then drag media into folders.
2.3 Remove and edit folders

The folder name can be edited by clicking on the pen.

In order to remove media click on the trash on the icon.

If you remove a folder all the media inside will go back the root of the media manager.

2.4 Media view

The media and folder can also be managed from the media manager
You’ll also see existing folder from the media view. Note that article category are automatically added as folder.

To upload media in particular folder, select one and click on “Add media”. You can control in the folder tree that
you’re in the right folder.
With the dropdown list you can also filter media.

III. MANAGE GALLERIES

3.1 Create a gallery

WordPress got a native gallery function inbuilt. We’ve chosen to offer a enhancement of this feature based on the
folders. You will be able to create galleries from folders or selection of images.
If you open a folder or make an image selection you’ll will see a button called Create gallery from folder.

Once your gallery is created you have several additional options.

The default gallery will override the WordPress default theme.

3.2 Gallery themes

The first option is the theme choice.

The default theme is an enhancement of the WordPress default theme, it brings you lightbox on images.

You can disable the gallery feature in the global setting of the plugin in case of conflict with a theme that
override WordPress gallery

Masonry will display a wall of images with fixed width and fluid height.
Portfolio theme is a theme with hover effect, title and captions.

The slider theme, is a horizontal slider with title and captions.

3.3 Galleries options

Each gallery can have different settings.

Columns: set the number of columns to take full width

Gallery image size: set the size of the image to be loaded in the gallery
If you experience bad quality image in case of big thumbnail display for example a big width gallery on 2
columns we recommend you to load medium or large image

Lightbox size: size of the image loaded in the lightbox

Action onclick: default action on image click

Auto insert image in folder: if you have created a gallery from a folder, you can automatically add the image
from this folder in the gallery. This option can save you a lot of click!

Random order: random image ordering in the gallery on each page load

Image size can be set in the global parameters of the plugin (settings)
3.4 Image option
Each image have some option in a gallery. Click on an image to see it.

Title and caption can be displayed on the gallery depending of the theme you’ve choose

Link to allow you to add for example lightbox on images or add custom link on a single image in a gallery
The WordPress link manager will help you to do that.

Link target can define if the link will be loaded in the same window or in a new one
3.5 NextGEN gallery importer

WP Media Folder has a NextGEN gallery importer. Once the plugin is installed on a WordPress where NextGEN is
installed you’ll get a notice to import galleries.

Each gallery will be imported in a single folder with the name of the gallery.
IV. GLOBAL SETTINGS

Global settings are available through the menu Settings > Media Folder
Gallery feature: allows you to enable/disable gallery function ins case of conflict or if you don’t need it

Sync/import NextGEN galleries: import or make a new sync of the NextGEN galleries available on the
website

Image sizes: WordPress have 3 sizes of images defined by default in the media settings. Once you install
new plugins, new size can be added. For example WooCommerce is adding custom size for his products.
You can choose witch size to load in the image galleries here.

Theme settings: set the space between images of the galleries

ENJOY!